Talai Fifita (born 24 July 1962) is a former Tongan rugby union footballer player who played for the national team and East Tamaki RFC. His regular playing position was scrum-half.

Career

Fifita debuted for Tonga in a match against

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, in

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, on 18 June 1983. He was later called up for the Ikale Tahi squad for the

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, where he played all the three pool stage matches in the tournament. In the match against Wales, in Palmerston North, Fifita scored a try which was converted by Alamoni Liavaʻa. Fifita last played for the Tonga in a match against Fiji, in Suva, on 8 June 1991, earning 11 caps and in aggregate 16 points and 4 tries scored.

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* 1962 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub